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Introducing: Comet Catchers - Join the Hunt For Comets In Rubin Data!

By Andee Sherwood posted 07-02-2025 13:56

  

If you love Citizen Science projects, you may enjoy this new project!  

Try your eye with the *very first* citizen science project on Zooniverse that uses data from NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory, Comet Catchers!

We can't think of a more fitting project for #AsteroidDay 

In this project, you'll help Rubin scientists spot comets in early data collected by the observatory.

These fascinating objects are faint and full of secrets about the early Solar System — identifying and studying them helps us understand our origins!

Comet Catchers is open to all, no special training required! All you need are curiosity and the desire to contribute to real scientific discovery. Be part of it now at cometcatchers.net 

And we're far from done — this project is just the first of many! We're officially in the era of citizen science with Rubin 

Make sure you don't miss out on contributing to cutting-edge science when new Rubin projects go live  www.zooniverse.org/rubin

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Do you enjoy working on Citizen Science projects? Which projects interest you the most? 


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